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McKay Predicts
Morse Victory
Portland, Oct. 26 VP) Gov.
Douglas McKay told a forum
group of newspaper and radio
reporters yesterday he believes
Senator Wayne L. Morse will be
re-elected.
He said he expects the legis
lature will reapportion the
state's legislative districts. He
added he would not interfere
with the legislators on this sub
ject. The forum was sponsored by
the Press club of Oregon.
The republican governor said
he thought the party would re
tain its majority in Oregon, but
he didn't ignore the strength of
the democrats. He said there
could be a change when the
democrats offer better candi
dates than the republicans.
"There's no use in anybody
fooling himself," he said. "Nei
ther the democrats nor the re
publicans have any monopoly on
brains."
Under questioning, he defined
an Oregon republican as a man
or woman who "believes in the
constitution, in a reasonbale business-like
administration, not in'
a lot of wild ideas."
He said he opposed the pro
posed Columbia Valley adminis
tration because it would be a
"bureaucratic set-up moved out
here from Washington."
Attempt to End
Poultry Strike
Portland, Oct. 28 ff) A fed
eral conciliation service com
missioner tried again today to
bring about a settlement in the
strike of poultry workers at
scattered Oregon plants.
George Walker said meetings
were scheduled with representa
tives of the AFL Egg and Poul
try Workers union and the Ore
gon Egg and Poultry Dealers as
sociation. Oregon Turkey Grow
er plants are also involved. The
union struck one plant here last
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week 'and the others closed
down.
Conciliator Leo Kotin report
ed he was attempting to bring
together AFL office employes
and employers at six wholesale
grocery firms here. He hoped for
a meeting later this week.
Farmers Given More
Time to Pay Taxes
Washington, Oct. 28 U.R
President Truman today signed
into law a bill (HR 5268) giv
ing farmers additional time in
which to file and pay their in
come taxes.
, The new law would give far
mers until January 31 to make
their tax declaration if they pay
the full amount due. Otherwise
they will have to stick to the
' January 15 date for filing an
estimate.
The legislation, sponsored by
Rep. A. Sidney Camp (D., Ga ),
also makes a number of other
technical changes in the'tax laws,
most of them affecting corporations.
First American troops to land
in Cuba during the Spanish
American war were U. S. ma
rines who established a beach
head at Guantanamo bay in
June, 1898.
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fire department owns and rides Lady o' War, Jumping mare
who has won many trophies at Oregon State fair, Pacific
International and elsewhere. As a diversion Captain Hall puts
Lady o' War through her jumps for the entertainment of
youngsters in the state institutions. This picture was made
at the Washington International Horse show in Seattle, as
the mare went over a barrier 4'4 feet high.
Americans in Germany Learn
About Occupation Manners
By RICHARD K. O'MALLET
Frankfurt, Oct. 26 W) The ordinary American civilian in Ger
many is getting a little taste of what it's like to be an occupied
people.
He's getting it from some soldiers of his own army, which
makes it doubly bitter.
In a changeover which began
last July, most American civil-...
ians in Germany, excluding
army and state department em
ployes, were ordered to live on
the German economy. This
meant German lodgings, food
and transportation, among other
things. Civilians were barred
from army theaters, stores, gas
stations and similar installa
tions.
To the average soldier, the
civilian became undistinguish
able from the German popula
tion.
Germans often get a shoving
around from brash, young U.S.
troops. But they rarely talk
about it.
It has always been the same
in every country," they say. Oc
cupation troops are all alike."
One German remarked: "We
have an old saying, 'what the
combat troops win, the occupa
tion troops spoil.' "
But it comes as a shock to
an American who is mistaken
for a German.
An American in a business
suit who entered a military post
building was startled when a
soldier elbowed him into a cor
ner and grated:
"What're you doin' here? This
building ain't for Krauts." The
building actually was open to
Germans.
Driving a car can be an ex
perience all its own.
An American newspaperman.
driving a German-made car at
night, passed a sedan filled with
soldiers. They shot past him,
cutting in short and forcing him
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Then they reversed their spot
light and played into his eyes,
temporarily blinding him.
A civilian escorting a woman
gets used to "approaches" from
soldiers who think they are a
German couple.
American girl civilians run a
mild gantlet, too.
One girl government employe
hunted up a devious route to
get to the army post exchange.
'I saved nearly an hour which
I formerly spent fending off the
wolves who thought I was a
fraulein," she said.
Not all American soldiers at
tempt swashbuckling domina
tion.
There are many who carry
out a tedious occupation as
signment in a businesslike, or
derly manner. Some of the best
of these wear the rifle badge of
a combat soldier.
Sometimes the situation takes
a tragically serious turn.
Recently in the town of Mainz
four American soldiers were ar
rested in connection with the
fatal beating of a German civil'
ian.
Some American soldier! have
taught American civilians to use
louder-than-usual tones around
them. It often prevents embar
rassing mistakes in identity.
There are Germans who com
ment: "We should all remember
that many of these occuping
troops are just boys, away from
home for the first time."
Nevertheless, to an American,
it is embarrassing to see teen
agers in their country's uniform
act like truculent overlords.
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Salem, Ore.
POST OFFICE HISTORY
Display in Bank Lobby Tells
Of First Mail Service Here
By BEN MAXWELL
Early chapter! In Salem'i postal history, compiled and Illus
trated by Edwin R. Payne, local philatelist living at 1795 North
Capitol street, are now on display in the lobby of the First
National bank for public inspection.
The display recognizes the centenary of the Salem post office.
In Hudson Bay times, prior
to organization of the provision
al government for the Oregon
country, company ships and
voyageurs sometimes delivered
letters and collected fees for the
service. Postage stamps were
not then in usage.
First post office west of the
Rocky mountains was establish
ed at Astoria in 1847 with J.
M. Shively as postmaster. A
little later an office was set up
in Oregon City. Then the rate
for a letter was 5 cents for 300
miles. Prior to this, in 1845, the
provisional govern ment had
tried to set up a postal system
with Col. W. G. T'vault as post
master. Fifteen cents was charg
ed for letter delivery up to 30
miles, 50 cents for over 200
miles.
First United States postage
stamps were issued July 1, 1847,
though none of this issue was
sold in post offices west of the
Rocky mountains.
A post office for Salem was
authorized November 8, 1849.
but it is unlikely that J. B. Mc
Clane, first postmaster, opened
his office here before mid-year
of 1850. It was then located in
McClane's home, the former
Methodist mission house built
in 1840-41 and still standing at
960 Broadway.
Postage stamps were not sold
in Salem until about 1853, and
Mr. Payne has on display a let
ter cancelled in Salem that year,
and bearing two 3 cent stamps,
postage required for its destina
tion in Pennsylvania. Another
letter of that year carries a 3
cent stamp for delivery to Ore
gon City. Not until 1863 did a
3 cent stamp carry a letter to
any point in the United States.
J. B. McClane, first postmas
ter, came to Salem in 1843 and
acquired an interest in the Mis
sion saw and grist mill on Mill
creek about where Larmer's
warehouse now stands. During
the gold rush he went to Cali
fornia and acquired sufficient
wealth to buy a stock of mer
chandise which he brought to
Salem and opened the second
store established here. He re
turned to Salem in May of 1849
with goods costing $2500, and
within a few months realized
$6000 on his investment and still
had merchandise on hand. He
remained in the milling busi
ness here until 1852.
McClane was again appoint
name Durdees
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J. B. McClane, Salem's First
Postmaster Salem post of
fice was authorized Novem
ber 8, 1849, and J. B. McClane
who was named first post
master opened the office here
sometime in 1850. Stamps
were not then issued in the
Oregon country. McClane lat
er became state librarian and
served as Indian agent in the
1880's.
ed postmaster in 1860, served as
justice of the peace, was state
librarian, bailiff of the supreme
court and in 1885 was appointed
Indian agent.
He was married to Helen E.
Judson, daughter of L. H. J' id
son, early Methodist missionary.
In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. McClane
were yet alive and were among
the few who recalled Salem
when it was known as the Mills
and consisted of the saw and
grist mill and two or three
dwellings for mission usage.
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Washington, Oct. 26 UPJ The
government is spending taxpay
ers' money for potato supports
this year, even though potato
prices are averaging well above
support levels.
Agriculture department re
ports show that producers on an
average received $1.49 a bushel
for their potatoes from mid-July
through mid-September. That
compares with the government's
average support price of $1.10 a
bushel.
During that period when pro
ducers were averaging about 35
percent more than the support
price,, the government bought up
5,700,000 bushels of potatoes for
prict support at a net cost of S5,
951.500. The agriculture department
has an explanation for this para-
fSldox. Officials said the potatoes
were dumped into tne govern
ment's lap by producers in areas
where there was a temporary
market glut. This happened at
times when 'potatoes were gener
ally selling throughout the coun
try at rates higher than the sup
port level.
7-Year-0ld Boy Kills
Brother with Old Gun
Huntsville, Tex., Oct. 26 W!
"Daddy, I've killed him," James
Hardy, 7, told his father. "Lynn
and I were playing with your
old gun when all of a sudden it
went off."
A. L. Hardy found the body
of James' big brother, Lynn, 11,
on a bedroom floor yesterday.
Justice of the Peace R. E.
Franklow ruled Lynn was killed
accidentally.
The boys had been playing
with their father's shotgun while
he was at work and their mother
was away doing the family wash
ing. As early as 1740, three marine
regiments were recruited in Am
erica, assembled in New York
under the command of General
Alexander Spotswood of Vir
ginia, and performed valiaot
service in the West Indies for
the Royal British navy.
WINNERS
writun the name you wish to submit. For
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East Salem Residents Form ;
New Clubs for Youngsters
East Salem, Oct. 26 New 4 H clubs and Brownie troops an
being organized in all East Salem communities this month. Mrs.
Lewis Patterson and Mrs. Harry Phillips have their 4 H Sewing
club organized for girls of Middle Grove school. It is being spon
sored by the Central Howell Home Extension unit. They held
their first meeting Saturday af-
ternoon in the Patterson home
Members are Margaret Cham
berlain, Doris Reynolds, Marie
Hammer, Loralie Holman,
Yvonne Goode and Jessie Wy
att and Dena Lou Kleen. At the
meeting officers were elected:
Dena Lou Kleen, president;
Sharon Chamberlain, vice pres
ident; Yvonne Goode, secretary
and Margaret Chamberlain, yell
leader.
The girls were given an out
line of the work they will do
this year, and with paste board
boxes to cover they made their
own sewing kits, and will equip
them for sewing to have ready
for the next meeting. They will
meet every two weeks in one
of the leaders homes. The social
hour for this meeting was a Hal
loween party with the motif
used in the refreshments and
special favors for each.
Auburn Mrs. S. W. Burris
assisted by Mrs. Andy Etzel
has been working with the
Brownie troop number 63. They
now have 13 members and new
members are Joining at eacn
meeting.
For the first fall meeting of
the Garden Road Neighborhood
club members met at the home
of Mrs. Paul Lynch in Salem on
Friday for a covered dish din
ner. Taking part were Mrs.
Glenn Harkins, Mrs. Richard
T. Wicklandcr, Mrs. A. C. Schaf-
fer, Mrs. Frank Ricket, Mrs. Jess
Hatch, Mrs. Edward Brandle,
Mrs. W. E. Richardson, Mrs. Earl
Wood, Mrs. Ralph Werner, Mrs.
A. A. Geer, and Mrs. Eugene
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